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Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo

Presented by South Coast Repertory at South Coast Repertory - Segerstrom Stage

October 22-November 21, 2010

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Like the Victorian upstart Becky Sharp, this modern Becky is unsure, overdressed and socially ambitious. But watch out. She's no shrinking violet, as the silkily cynical Max soon learns. From their first blind date, which includes an unscheduled visit to the police station, these 30-somethings, along with the newlyweds who set them up, surprise us -- and themselves -- in a comedy thriller The New York Times called "ferociously funny." Directed by Pam MacKinnon.

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    South Coast Repertory - Segerstrom Stage

    655 Town Center Drive
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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    $28 - $66

    Info Phone: 714-708-5555

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    Dates:
    October 22-November 21, 2010

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    Sun, Tues, Wed eves - 7:30 PM ; Thursday - Sat eves - 8:00 PM ; Sat and Sun matinees - 2:30 PM

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    • Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
      Article: Becky Shaw's Not the Focus of 'Becky Shaw'
      OC Weekly - Nov 04, 2010
      By Joel Beers

      Like Citizen Kane’s Rosebud and the avian statue in The Maltese Falcon, the woman after whom Gina Gionfriddo’s sharply written 2009 comedy Becky Shaw is titled is a MacGuffin, a device that triggers the central thrust of the plot but is ultimately le… Expand

      Like Citizen Kane’s Rosebud and the avian statue in The Maltese Falcon, the woman after whom Gina Gionfriddo’s sharply written 2009 comedy Becky Shaw is titled is a MacGuffin, a device that triggers the central thrust of the plot but is ultimately less important than the people it affects. Becky, who arrives late in the first act, seems to lack a real identify, her words and actions merely reflections of the light generated by the two characters about whom Gionfriddo truly cares: Suzanna, a touchingly neurotic graduate student of psychology, and Max, her adopted brother and the person entrusted with taking care of her financially after the death of their father.
      
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    • Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
      Article: SCR comedy defines 'date from hell'
      The Orange County Register - Nov 01, 2010
      By Paul Hodgins

      Imagine the worst first date of your life. Multiply its misfortunes by 100.
      
      That colossal train wreck is the event that steers "Becky Shaw," a viciously funny play by Gina Gionfriddo that opened Friday at South Coast Repertory.… Expand

      Imagine the worst first date of your life. Multiply its misfortunes by 100.
      
      That colossal train wreck is the event that steers "Becky Shaw," a viciously funny play by Gina Gionfriddo that opened Friday at South Coast Repertory.
      
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    • Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
      Article: Theater review: Becky Shaw at SCR
      LA Times - Nov 01, 2010
      By Charlotte Stoudt

      It’s hardly a match made on eHarmony: He’s a cynic and a bully; she’s a manipulative gold digger. But the twisted romance of Max and Becky makes for plenty of sparks in “Becky Shaw,” Gina Gionfriddo’s sharp-sighted if scattered comedy now at South Co… Expand

      It’s hardly a match made on eHarmony: He’s a cynic and a bully; she’s a manipulative gold digger. But the twisted romance of Max and Becky makes for plenty of sparks in “Becky Shaw,” Gina Gionfriddo’s sharp-sighted if scattered comedy now at South Coast Repertory.
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    • Event Name: Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
      Article: "SCR comedy defines 'date from hell'"
      The Orange County Register - Oct 30, 2010
      By Paul Hodgins

      'Becky Shaw' delivers nasty characters, hilarious one-liners
      
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      'Becky Shaw' delivers nasty characters, hilarious one-liners
      
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